Clutch-pedal lock



` A. K.AGOEHNER. CLUTCH PEDAL LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED Quay-19.9.

i Aug. 29, I

AUGUs'i K. Goni-tiran, or CLAY kfrowivsirir, s'r. lJosErn-r connais', INDIANA.

memes;

T0 all ui/0m t may concern.' 4

Be it known that l, AUGUST li. GonHNER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Clay Township, in the county of St. Joseph and State of indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Clutch- Pedal Locks, of which the following'is a specification. y

'lhe invention relates to means for locking a depressible pedal against effective movement, and more speciiically, to a lock particularly adapted to prevent actuation of the clutch pedal of an automobile.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of lock for 'the clutch pedal of an automobile, whereby, with the gear shift lever in neutral position, the clutch cannot be thrown out to permit shifting of the transmission gears into operative relation, and thus prevent the unauthorized use or theft of the automobile. A further object resides in the provision of a lock for the purpose stated, which is adapted to nt about clutch pedals of varying cross-sectional dimensions, whereby a single size of lock will practically have universal application, and

adapted for its purpose in connection with the many diverse sizes of clutchr pedals einployed by the different makes of automobiles. A still further object resides in providing a lock for the purpose noted, which is exceedingly simple, cheap of manufacture, and which may be handily applied or removed from the clutch pedal. j

With the above and other objects in view, the invention in its preferred form of details will be described in the following speciiication, reference being had particularly to the accompanying` drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a clutch pedal and foot board of an automobile showing the improved lock in operative position.

Figure 2 is a top view of the lock. Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof shown applied to a pedal, which is shown in crosssection. f

Figure 4 is aside elevation with applied padlock as used in connection with the lock. Referring now more particularly to the said drawings, the reference character 5 designates the upper end of a clutch pedal of the general type commonly used on automobiles, the purpose of which is to permit the clutch being thrown out during the shifting of the transmission gears, all in the manner y Specification of 'Letters nt- '.atented Ang'. ygg, 1922.

Application filed Cctober 3, 1919. `Seriallfo. 329,288; g

' as is well understood in the art. It follows that, in order to start the automobile, it be* comes necessary to shift the transmission shift lever `from neutral to bring the gears in mesh, and it. is thev object to prevent throwing out of the clutch to permit shifting of the transmission gears, by interposing my' improved lock between the foot board 6, and the pedal foot rest 7, as in the manner shown in Fig. l.

rlhe improved lock consists of a pair of heavy gage metal plates 8 and 9, formed withk complementary knuckle portions l() andll at one end thereof, which are'hingi edly joined by means of a pin l2, as plainly shown in Fig. Said plates diverge or curve outwardly from the knuckles, as at 13, whereby to provide a wide separation thereof adjacent their hinged portions, so that the plates mayv straddle the clutch pedal in sub-` stantial parallelism, and may be applied to pedalsof varying cross sectional dimensions i without spreading the free -ends thereof excessively, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. et. lfixedly secured to one ofthe plates adja-r cent itsfree end, is a looped bolt or staple le, which is adapted to be passed through an elongated slot l5 in the other plate, and held against retraction by any suitable key controlled lock, such as the padlock 16. In

order that the pedal lock of a givensize may have a wide range of eifective adaptation to 'i and form, a considerable margin of space is provided between the hingedv end thereof` and the staple, and as the latter may beof a length to permit a considerable margin of spread between the plates, a single sized lock will have a wide range of use, with 'the' obvious advantages incident thereto.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my improvement,provides an exceedypedals of varying cross-sectional dimensions lock Comprising two Substantially rectangular shaped plates 'formed from spring material and hingedly connected 'together at their lower edges, and adapted to frictionally hold the shank, a staple Carried by one of said rectangular shaped members and extending through an aperture in the other member and adapted to receive a lock, said rectangular shaped members being vertically disposed7 and having their hinged points horizontally disposed, one end of the hinged side of the plates engaging the pedal, the other end of the hinged side engaging the inclined member and the upper outer corners of the plates engaging the tread of the lever.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

AUGUST K. GOEHNER. 

